The talkers and writers resent being left on the sidelines by the doers.

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights.

Many bad policies are simply good policies taken too far.

Deep thinkers who look everywhere for the mysterious causes of poverty, ignorance, crime and war need look no further than their own mirrors. We are all born into this world poor and ignorant, and with thoroughly selfish and barbaric impulses. Those of us who turn out any other way do so largely through the efforts of others, who civilized us before we got big enough to do too much damage to the world or ourselves.

How much more of an injustice is it that people who work get more money than people who don't work?

Hyperinflation can take virtually your entire life's savings, without the government having to bother raising the official tax rate at all.